Adjective : a tough steak. ,tough molasses. ,tough troops. ,a tough man to work for. ,a tough criminal. ,a tough problem. ,tough luck. ,a tough struggle. ,a tough character; a tough neighborhood.    From Dictionary.com. 

Wilson should at least find the path to another title tougher than last year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Columnist: Keith Groller] Reference

ROMANS: The White House and Senate leaders offering what they call tougher measures.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2007] Reference

What makes that tougher is the guy he's trying to catch.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Furyk leading way at U.S. Open] Reference

How much tougher is it in this day and age to stay on top?.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Make space for the Patriots among the greats] Reference

The only thing tougher is training dogs to detect melanoma.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dog Bites Bug] Reference

For me, I find it a challenge to to put my Protag in tougher situations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Welcome Guest Blogger Libby Fischer Hellman!!] Reference

I don't know of anybody starting out tougher from a scheduling standpoint.    From Wordnik.com.  [NCAA Football - Southern Miss vs. Oklahoma State] Reference

But in tougher economic times, being a high-salaried employee makes you a target.    From Wordnik.com.  [MIND MELD: If You Could Change Any Aspect of The Science Fiction Field, What Would it Be?] Reference

This will usually result in tougher cookies that are missing a tender crumb texture.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-12-01] Reference

A lot of people are in tougher situations, and I think it's easy to lose perspective. ''.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Basketball - Charlotte vs. L.A. Clippers] Reference

It can cause a phenomenon called shortening, where the muscles contract and remain tougher than if butchering took place a day later.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deer: Hang Time] Reference

"I've always enjoyed playing in tougher conditions, because if you play well and shoot a good solid round, you're going to move up," said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Woods three strokes back after 1-under 70] Reference

Dieter Hein called the tougher requirements "a step in the right direction.".    From Wordnik.com.  [German Regulator Moves Against 10 Bank Supervisory Board Members] Reference

"We'll be mentally tougher, which is something I didn't think we were last year.".    From Wordnik.com.  [statesman.com - Highschool] Reference

I think it's accurately characterized as tougher to operate helicopters at higher altitudes.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 4, 2002] Reference

He said in today's economy, the situation is even tougher, which is why more research is needed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reliable Plant Homepage] Reference

Demystifying the process makes prevaricating about it tougher, which is good for (almost) everybody.    From Wordnik.com.  [ColoradoPols.com - Front Page] Reference

It wasn’t just escapism, but the ability to see people in tougher place than I was getting through them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kristine Kathryn Rusch » 2009 » January] Reference

Credit standards are tougher, which is surely a good thing, but interest rates for creditworthy borrowers remain low.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Wall Street' No Longer Exists] Reference

I've been doing this for a while and I don't recall a tougher year to make NFL picks, let alone survivor pool selections.    From Wordnik.com.  [Survive and Advance: Week 11] Reference

The older generations recall a tougher yet in some ways more secure era, says Zhang Jiedong, a 26-year-old recent graduate of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference

Getting tougher is the same as reform.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gary Stager: Education Nation & Ideological Blindness] Reference

Trump also proclaims he would be 'tougher' on terrorism.    From Wordnik.com.  [07/15/2004] Reference

Black Hat thinking helps to make your plans 'tougher' and more resilient.    From Wordnik.com.  [Six Hats] Reference

So perhaps the idea is simply to give the impression of being "tougher" on crime?.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference

Then we used much "tougher" anti-Udall language on our signs and the honking doubled again.    From Wordnik.com.  [This War Report Has Been Approved by Your Government] Reference

I like that you ask "tougher" questions that we all want to know in a respectful, unaggressive way.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comic-Con Interview: Lee Unkrich, Director of Toy Story 3 | /Film] Reference

And today I see an avalanche of people who take it as a given that Edwards is "tougher" than Obama.    From Wordnik.com.  [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference

Hence what was a charter for increase migratino would be presented as "tougher" immigration controls.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference

Democrats should not only send the bill back, but make it incrementally "tougher" after each subsequent veto.    From Wordnik.com.  [After The Veto -- What's Next For Dems On Iraq?] Reference

I don't know if "tougher" is the right word, but we have a different standard and burden of proof in the United States.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2010] Reference

Others say even blunter tools are needed, such as tougher government rules on the energy-efficiency of cars and buildings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kyoto's Caps on Emissions] Reference

But I can't help but suspect that the regime would benefit and the people suffer if "tougher" action is taken against Iran.    From Wordnik.com.  [Iran's Red Line? A Case for Caution, Not Action] Reference

Getting "tougher" will further discourage people from calling for emergency services precisely when those services are most needed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gabriel Sayegh: Smart Solutions to Overdose Can Save Lives] Reference

In May, a newspaper poll revealed that 51 percent of Japanese favor a "tougher" line on China; only 26 percent want greater friendship.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Other Global Warming] Reference

Simon warns that the girls are "tougher" this year but that she has made it!.    From Wordnik.com.  [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference